Research Interests
Researching and communicating the importance of the spatial and temporal relationships between hydrologic, ecologic, and biogeochemical processes through the integration of in-situ and remote sensing observations; in support of scientifically informed decision-making.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Kirchner2

Education
Ph.D., Environmental Systems, School of Engineering, University of California, Merced
M.Sc., Geography, Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno
B.S., Ecology and Evolution, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis

Dec 2017 - present: National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring, Long Term Data Management Governance Board, Advisory board member tasked with updating and formulating a national long term data management plan

Mar 2015 - present: NASA Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment Science Team member, sub team lead for snow in the Hydrology and Permafrost Group conduct and facilitate collaborative research in earth systems science

Selected Honors and Awards2017 National Park Service, Department of Interior STAR Special Achievement Award2014 NASA Group Achievement Award, for the NASA-JPL Airborne Snow Observatory2011 Southern California Edison Fellowship for Mountain Hydrology Research
Nominated as full member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society2006 Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, Mackay School of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno 2005 Nominated to Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society 2004 Mountain Desert Research Scholarship, Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno